Israeli judoka Raz Hershko is hoping for another podium finish at the Paris Olympics. The Israeli not only captured the bronze at the Tokyo Olympics but headlines as well, when she and Saudi fighter Tahani Al-Qahtani shook hands after their match. 

Hershko returns to the Games in the midst of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and has experienced “a little

the crowd or an opponent who refuses to compete against her or shake her hand, but told the Times of Israel

that “sports and politics don’t mix.”Olympian Raz Hershko is ready to go back to the mat for Israel

HERSHKO🇮🇱vsJulia TOLOFUA🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/1YjIOYsyYL— 2024judo (@1974ay1) April 28, 2024Since Israel

Israel has won 13 Olympic medals in history, and six of them are in judo.In Paris, Israel has qualified

Model Bella Hadid, known for her pro-Palestinian advocacy, has reportedly been removed from an Adidas campaign. This decision has sparked controversy, with supporters claiming it stifles free speech while critics argue that brands must remain neutral on political issues.

Terroristen ermordet.Raten Sie mal, wer das Gesicht der Kampagne… pic.twitter.com/zPDzSdPhib— Botschaft Israel

world football governing organisation has delayed its verdict on the Palestinian proposal to sideline Israel

Paris Olympics are over, no later than 31 August.FIFA has postponed its decision on whether to suspend Israel

GarrickOmar ⬇️https://t.co/v4V9Atv3EK— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) July 19, 2024Consequently, Israel

alongside Japan, Paraguay, and Mali, with their debut match against Mali on 24 July.On the other hand, the Israel

the upcoming Paris Games will be held in a secret location outside of the Olympic Village, Times of Israel

cancelled due to concerns that it may be targeted by extremists, given heightened antisemitic and anti-Israel

acknowledged, for the first time, its “responsibility” for failings that led to the deaths of the athletes.The Israel

and French Jewish communal leaders.Sports geopolitics specialist Baptiste Guégan said to The Times of Israel

memory of Munich, and the desire of certain actors to make Paris a new Munich” due to the war between Israel

and Hamas in Gaza, which erupted with the October massacre enacted by Hamas in southern Israel.

Eight Palestinian athletes taking part in the Paris Olympics will be symbols of "resistance" during the Israel-Hamas

officials in Gaza have been killed or wounded since the start of the war in October when Hamas attacked Israel

The attacks in southern Israel resulted in the deaths of 1,195 people, mostly civilians, according to

The national associations are pushing to avoid any cuts for the Olympic Games and to allow the final lists to be expanded to 22 players instead of the 18 set by FIFA for the Olympic Games.

- UkraineGROUP C: Uzbekistan - Spain - Egypt - Dominican RepublicGROUP D: Japan - Paraguay - Mali - Israel

On 6 October 2023, Palestinian karate champion Mais Elbostami went to bed thrilled after winning a competition in the Gaza Strip. She awoke the next day to a different world.

hung up the medals" she won on October 6 before Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack on Israel

 Immediately, she and her family fled south from their home in the northern Gaza Strip as Israel

Former Sacramento Kings shooting guard Tariq Abdul-Wahad has weighed in on the controversy over Israel's participation in Paris 2024 and its discriminatory treatment by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which has allowed it to compete despite allegations of defensive abuses and war crimes.

GETTY IMAGESSome global sports organisations attempted to sanction Israel in the hope of preventing its

participation, but the IOC stood firm in its decision to keep Israel at the Games.Tensions escalated

standards in global sport.French President Emmanuel Macron has backed the IOC's stance on allowing Israel

Agreeing that Israel was defending itself, Macron said the country was "the victim of a terrorist attack

The committee's president, Thomas Bach, confirmed in a statement that "Israel faces no threat to its

He is 20 years old. On 28 July, he will become the first Palestinian boxer to compete in the Olympic Games. Abu Sal did not pass the qualifying rounds, but will enter the ring thanks to an invitation from the IOC. His coach in Gaza is training him from afar.

coach, Ahmad Harara, 32, has to send him tasks by phone because he is prevented from travelling to Israel

The main risk to the Paris Games due to France's current political instability is the potential for public disturbances, which could strain the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday.

GETTY IMAGES"The geopolitical lead-up to these Olympics, from the Russia-Ukraine war to the Israel/Palestine

UN President Volker Turk defended justice, respect and equal opportunities at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. He described the attitude of the athletes who are not keeping silent about the abuses they are suffering as one of "tremendous courage". The voices of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Palestine have been heard.

The Palestinian delegation was also heard, speaking about the ongoing conflict in Gaza and accusing Israel

Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Olympic Committee, is calling for Israel to be banned

from the 2024 Paris Olympics over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Rajoub highlighted to Deutsche Welle examples of how he said Israel had broken the Olympic Charter: the

officials had been killed by Israeli forces and all of Gaza's sports facilities have been demolished since Israel

declared war in response to the Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel in October of last year.

All of these incidents put Israel in a position where it should be prevented from participating," Rajoub

“We hope that the Olympic movement shuts out Israel.

— DW Sports (@dw_sports) June 25, 2024Rajoub also criticised links between Israeli athletes and the Israel

Majed Abu Maraheel, the first Palestinian athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, has died in Gaza at the age of 61 due to a lack of medical treatment for kidney failure in his country.

sporting world, Abu Maraheel was known for his daily training runs from Gaza to the Erez crossing into Israel

French striker Kylian Mbappe has confirmed that he will not be attending the Olympic Games in France from 24 July, the day of France's debut match against the United States. He said he understood the position of his new club Real Madrid.

Group C: Egypt - Dominican Republic | 17:00 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (Match 6)Group D: Mali - Israel

Nantes (Match 13)Group C: Dominican Republic - Spain | 15:00 | Stade de Bordeaux (Match 14)Group D: Israel

des Princes, Paris (Match 21)Group C: Spain - Egypt | 15:00 | Stade de Bordeaux (Match 22)Group D: Israel

The 2024 ECA Canoe Sprint, Paracanoe and SUP European Championships in Szeged, Hungary, saw the host nation dominate the canoe sprint, while Ukraine excelled in the paracanoe events.

Great Britain, Germany, Poland and Israel each won two medals.